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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 and 6, pp. 66-80.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the translation of the Turkish dish imam bayildi?
(a) The imam laughed.
(b) The imam died.
(c) The imam screamed.
(d) The imam fainted.

2. What was Duffill eating as the train entered the Alpine tunnel in Italy?
(a) Mortadella.
(b) Proscuitto.
(c) Salami.
(d) Bologna.

3. What Dickens book was Theroux reading in Chapter 3?
(a) Little Dorrit.
(b) A Tale of Two Cities.
(c) Bleak House.
(d) Oliver Twist.

4. How long had the English engineer been staying in rural Iran when Theroux met him on the train in Chapter 5?
(a) Six months.
(b) Four months.
(c) One year.
(d) Two months.

5. What baseball player was the focus of articles in the English-language paper in Teheran?
(a) Hank Aaron.
(b) Cal Ripkin.
(c) Jackie Robinson.
(d) Babe Ruth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What African language did Theroux hear on the train as it traveled through England?

2. What crop did the people of Pakhtoonistan hope to derive income from after declaring their independence from Pakistan?

3. At what French station did the train join the Orient Express?

4. What railway line did Theroux grow up near?

5. What happened with the Orient Express when it went through the Alpine tunnel in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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